Central High School - Prospectus Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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VARSITY BASKETBALL-Front Row: Bill Stephenson, Don Skalf, Shy Leavitt, Ed Harris, Clem Cooke, Charles Briggs Back Row: I. Tucker, Ralph Sullivan. Elmer Kramer. Lynn Chandnois. Bob Robbins, Bud McKinley. CITY CHAMPIONS 1942 Taking and holding the lead through- out the game, Central's Bucketeers trounced Northern 33 to 21 in the second game of the City Championship series, to capture the Wildanger Trophy. Win- ning this game clinched third place in the Valley standings for the Tribe. The luck of the draw put the Indians against the favored Saginaw Eastern quintet in the Regionals. After playing a nip and tuck battle for three quarters. the Tribe was unable to halt a 19-point A Bit of Action for the City Championship Game drive in the final frame. Chandnois was high scorer with 23 points. The Indians opened the season against Owosso with a 34- I9 victory. The second game saw Ann Arbor as opponents, while the second Valley tussle was with Arthur Hill of Saginaw. Northern took the first game of the City series by a close score of 27-24 after a see-saw battle. This game was later declared a forfeit to Central by the State Athletic Association.

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Referee Dick Remington signals Central's lone touchdown against Pontiac Traveling to Saginaw for the third game, Central defeated a favored Eastern team 14 to O. The first of the two scores chalked up in the opening quarter was the result of a 65 yard run by halfback George Guerre. The second was the outcome of a pass from Guerre to Frenchie Sullivan which was deflected by halfback Pabalis of Saginaw into Sul1ivan's arms. With Dan Sullivan holding, Frenchie made both attempts for the extra points. Playing on a drenched field in the second contest, the Indians battled a Lansing Eastern team to a 0 to 0 tie. The Indians' great line play was the outstanding factor which prevented the visitors' scoring. Bay City was the victim of a powerful offense in the fourth game and was on the short end of a 33 to 0 score. Fullback Lynn Chandnois scored twice while George Guerre, Iack Park, and Frenchie Sullivan each scored once. The extra point combination of Sullivan and Sullivan was successful three times. By defeating Saginaw Arthur Hill 19 to 7 on a water-soaked field at Atwood Stadium, the Indians continued their winning streak. Un- leashing new razzle-dazzle plays which clicked frequently during the game, Central scored three times with Sullivan adding another point. The Arthur Hill score was the first Valley score on the Indians' defense during the season. Central again took to the road to challenge Pontiac, a worthy opponent intent on terminat- ing the Tribe's winning streak. Chandnois made the longest run and the only touchdown of the day to give Central a 6 to O victory. Crowding out Owosso 13 to 12 in the last seconds of play was probably the most exciting game of the season. Taking an early lead, Owosso scored in the first quarter. Then Cen- tral's fullback, Ioe Ponsetto, plunged for six points to tie the score. Intercepting a short pass behind the line of scrimmage an Owosso line- man ran 60 yards unmolested to score. The extra point was blocked so the score remained 12 to 6 until the end of the last quarter. With less than two minutes to play it seemed almost hopeless for the Indians. Then Central's pass- ing ace, Iohn Thompson, was rushed into the lineup. On the fourth play Thompson threw a 60 yard pass over the Owosso safety man into the waiting arms of Frenchie Sullivan who raced to the 7 yard line. Chandnois scored on the following play to tie the score. Danny held, Frenchie kicked, and the ball split the up- rights for the winning point. By defeating Northern 13 to 0 on Thanks- giving Day, Central completed the season with not only the Valley Championship but also the coveted City Championship. Chandnois, the Valley's highest scorer, made both touchdowns. Central made two sensational defenses on the 3 yard and 5 yard lines early in the game on Northern's two threats to score.

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VARSITY RESERVES-Front Row: Benny Krusesto, Steve Sivosky. Dean Tobias, Ben Adams, Paul Sheik Tubby Williams. Back Row: Jack Kennedy, Francis Hudson, Melbourne Pottruff, Clare Weaver, Dave Elston SOPHOMORE BASKETBALL Central was fortunate in again hav- ing a fine Sophomore basketball team. Ierry Udell lcoachl was responsible for the fine record of the team. Since the Sophomore squad trains and develops men for the Varsity it is invaluable to the basketball set-up. In the first of the series the boys were on the short end of the score 5 out of 7 times. However, in the final series, they did an about- face, coming out the victor 5 out of 7 times, showing the splendid improve- ment that was the reward of hard work. Co-captains for the first team were lack Hodge and Neal Rohner. First team members were Lefty Morrell, Eddy Mil- ler, Chet Wilkinson, Rex Parsell, Keith Chisholm, and Al Harris. RESERVE BASKETBALL Outstanding play was shown by the Reserves this season. Out of fourteen games Central's Warriors emerged with twelve scalps. Promising players on the Reserves were Elmo Gratsch, a 10-B, Dick Hallwood, and Bud Dulude. SOPHOMORE VARSITY AND RESERVES--Front Row: Burl DuLurle, Dick Hallwood, Neil Rohner, lack Hodge, larry Downer. Bob Koepke. Back Row: Chester Wilkinson, Alvin Harris, Harold Morrill, Eddie Miller, Rex Parsell Keith Chisholm. ful